Patents by Inventor Lene Venke Kofod

Lene Venke Kofod has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF AQUATIC ANIMALS
    Publication number: 20240108666
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for increasing the health of aquatic animals, including fish and shrimp, through the use of Bacillus strains capable of controlling pathogenic microorganisms in the gut of aquatic animals, reducing inflammation in the gut of aquatic animals, and increasing the surface area and length of intestinal villi in the gut of aquatic animals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: David Drahos, Christian Munch, Lene Venke Kofod
  • Compositions and methods for improving the health of aquatic animals
    Patent number: 11883443
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for increasing the health of aquatic animals comprising one or more selected bacterial strains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: David Drahos, Christian Munch, Lene Venke Kofod
  • Process for treating arabinoxylan-containing substrate
    Patent number: 10954499
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase activity and isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequences as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Hanne Risbjerg Soerensen, Christel Thea Joergensen, Lars Hylling Christensen, Christian Isak Joergensen, Carsten Hoerslev Hansen, Lene Venke Kofod
  • Ruminant Feed Composition Comprising A Muramidase
    Publication number: 20210037856
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of improving digestibility in ruminants using ruminant feed comprising polypeptides having muramidase activity
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Adam Christian Storm, Lene Venke Kofod
  • Arabinofuranosidases
    Publication number: 20190177711
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase activity and isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequences as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Hanne Risbjerg Soerensen, Christel Thea Joergensen, Lars Hylling Christensen, Christian Isak Joergensen, Carsten Hoerslev Hansen, Lene Venke Kofod
  • Process for treating an arabinoxylan-containing substrate
    Patent number: 10233434
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase activity and isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequences as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Hanne Risbjerg Soerensen, Christel Thea Joergensen, Lars Hylling Christensen, Christian Isak Joergensen, Carsten Hoerslev Hansen, Lene Venke Kofod
  • Arabinofuranosidases
    Publication number: 20180044650
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase activity and isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequences as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Hanne Risbjerg Soerensen, Christel Thea Joergensen, Lars Hylling Christensen, Christian Isak Joergensen, Carsten Hoerslev Hansen, Lene Venke Kofod
  • Nucleic acids encoding arabinofuranosidase
    Patent number: 9822349
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase activity and isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding the polypeptides, such that the nucleic acid is operably linked to a heteroloqous control sequence for expression. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequences as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides set forth in SEQ ID NO:2 and fragments of SEQ ID NO:2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Hanne Risbjerg Soerensen, Christel Thea Joergensen, Lars Hylling Christensen, Christian Isak Joergensen, Carsten Hoerslev Hansen, Lene Venke Kofod
  • Arabinofuranosidases
    Publication number: 20170015984
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase activity and isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequences as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Hanne Risbjerg Soerensen, Christel Thea Joergensen, Lars Hylling Christensen, Christian Isak Joergensen, Carsten Hoerslev Hansen, Lene Venke Kofod
  • Nucleic acid construct with gene encoding an arabinofuranosidase polypeptide and methods of using same
    Patent number: 9428741
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase activity and isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding the polypeptides, such that the nucleic acid is operably linked to a heterologous control sequence for expression. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequences as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2 and fragments of SEQ ID NO: 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Hanne Risbjerg Soerensen, Christel Thea Joergensen, Lars Hylling Christensen, Christian Isak Joergensen, Carsten Hoerslev Hansen, Lene Venke Kofod
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF AQUATIC ANIMALS
    Publication number: 20160051599
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for increasing the health of aquatic animals comprising one or more selected bacterial strains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: David Drahos, Christian Munch, Lene Venke Kofod
  • Arabinofuranosidases
    Publication number: 20150210990
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase activity and isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequences as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Hanne Risbjerg Soerensen, Christel Thea Joergensen, Lars Hylling Christensen, Christian Isak Joergensen, Carsten Hoerslev Hansen, Lene Venke Kofod
  • Processes and Compositions For Increasing The Digestibility of Cellulosic Materials
    Publication number: 20140342038
    Abstract: A method for treatment of a cellulosic material is disclosed. More particularly, the treatment increases the digestibility of cellulosic material following microbial or biological processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Derrick Lewis, Prashant Iyer, Lene Venke Kofod
  • Hydrolysis of arabinoxylan
    Patent number: 7993890
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for enzymatic hydrolysis of arabinoxylan, and an enzyme composition suitable for use in such a process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Hanne Risbjerg Soerensen, Sven Pedersen, Anders Viksoe-Nielsen, Christel Thea Joergensen, Lars Hylling Christensen, Christian Isak Joergensen, Carsten Hoerslev Hansen, Lene Venke Kofod
  • ARABINOFURANOSIDASES
    Publication number: 20090136476
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase activity and isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequences as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Hanne Risbjerg Soerensen, Christel Thea Joergensen, Lars Hylling Christensen, Christian Isak Joergensen, Carsten Hoerslev Hansen, Lene Venke Kofod
  • Hydrolysis of Arabinoxylan
    Publication number: 20080274527
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for enzymatic hydrolysis of arabinoxylan, and an enzyme composition suitable for use in such a process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Hanne Risbjerg Soerensen, Sven Pedersen, Anders Viksoe-Nielsen, Christel Thea Joergensen, Lars Hylling Christensen, Christian Isak Joergensen, Carsten Hoerslev Hansen, Lene Venke Kofod
  • Methods for producing potato products
    Patent number: 7056544
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for producing consumable products from potatoes, comprising: (a) treating a potato substance with an effective amount of one or more exogenous enzymes selected from the group consisting of an amyloglucosidase, glucose oxidase, laccase, lipase, maltogenic amylase, pectinase, pentosanase, protease, and transglutaminase, and (b) processing the enzyme-treated potato substance to produce a potato product. The invention also relates to consumable products obtained from potatoes by the methods of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignees: Novozymes, Inc., Novozymes A/S
    Inventors: Feng Xu, Lene Venke Kofod, Hans Sejr Olsen
  • Polypeptides having aminopeptidase activity and nucleic acids encoding same
    Patent number: 6673571
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having aminopeptidase activity and isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequences as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Novozymes Biotech, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Blinkovsky, Tony S. Byun, Alan V. Klotz, Alan Sloma, Kimberly Brown, Maria Tang, Mikio Fujii, Chigusa Marumoto, Lene Venke Kofod
  • Animal feed additives
    Patent number: 6558693
    Abstract: The present invention relates to animal feed additives comprising galactanase enzymes. More specifically the invention relates to animal feed additives comprising a arabinogalactan endo-1,4-&bgr;-galactosidase and/or an arabinogalactan endo-1,3-&bgr;-galactosidase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Novozymes, A/S
    Inventors: Inge Helmer Knap, Lene Venke Kofod, Anders Ohmann
  • Polypeptides having aminopeptidase activity and nucleic acids encoding same
    Publication number: 20020177210
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having aminopeptidase activity and isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid sequences as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2001
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Applicant: Novozymes Biotech, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Blinkovsky, Tony S. Byun, Alan V. Klotz, Alan Sloma, Kimberly Brown, Maria Tang, Mikio Fujii, Chigusa Marumoto, Lene Venke Kofod